Met up with an old Judo friend yesterday. I was incredibly surprised to learn that the meta has changed: today, sode tsurikomi goshi is a major competitive throw.
And the style that’s used in competition is unlike anything I’d ever learnt. theartofbalancedojo.com/blogs/news/per
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The other thing that’s changed is that competitors have followed this style of sode with a front pivot, instead of a normal back pivot.
The pivot goes again much of what I understand of hip throws, and makes my head hurt when I see it in competition: